Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Mammoth platinum print enlarged & printed by Ayres from Hesler negative

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GLC#
GLC04347
Type
Images
Date
1860/06, 1897
Author/Creator
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Title
Mammoth platinum print enlarged & printed by Ayres from Hesler negative
Place Written
[Springfield]; Philadelphia
Pagination
1 photograph Height: 56 cm, Width: 52.1 cm
Primary time period
National Expansion and Reform, 1815-1860
Sub-Era
Age of Jackson Lincoln

Ayres's copyright blindstamp has been made twice in the image. Inscribed, signed and dated by Ayres in ink on the reverse: "Copyright, 1897. Enlarged from the original negative owned by Geo. B. Ayres, Artist, Philadelphia." Ostendorf 26. The negative was made in Springfield on 6/3/1860 by Alexander Hesler. George B. Ayres bought the studio with contents. The photograph has been sepia-toned.

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